Accounting Staff Management
Resume:
Terry L. Burchett
Lewis Center, OH 43035 *******@*****.***
Work Experience
Controller
Mid-City Electric Co., Inc., Columbus, Ohio 8/06 to 10/14
• Responsible for all accounting activity for a $50-60M electrical contractor, including general
ledger, cash management, financial statement preparation and analysis, job costing, accounts
payable, payroll, supervision of accounting staff, and company audits.
• Provide reports to Management and Project Managers on a weekly basis.
• Extensive WIP and Gain/Fade analysis and reporting.
• Assisted in the development and setup of a Prefab department.
• Part of a team currently developing electronic documentation for field staff.
• Executed accounting software conversion, and implemented changes which resulted in a
reduction in accounting staff workload, improved cashflow and gross profit.
Controller
Butler Asphalt Co., Inc., Dayton, Ohio 7/02 to 6/06
• Responsible for all accounting activity for a $9M asphalt manufacturer and sub/general
contractor company including job costing, accounts payable, general ledger, cash management,
financial statement preparation and analysis, payroll, human resources, information systems,
financing, and supervision of accounting staff.
• Executed accounting software conversion and new network server, which resulted in a reduction
in accounting staff workload, improved cashflow and gross profit.
• Improved inventory accuracy by 40%.
Controller
Jeffrey R. Yocca Builder, Inc., Dublin, Ohio 10/00 to 3/02
• Responsible for all accounting activity for a $9M single and multi-family home construction
company including job costing, accounts payable, general ledger, cash management,
development of operating budgets, financial statement preparation and analysis, payroll, human
resources, information systems, financing, closings, and supervision of accounting staff.
• Improved cash flow per house by $50,000.
• Streamlined and automated funding processes with primary lender, resulting in effective cash
management.
• Worked with outside consultants to return company to profitability after several years of
substantial losses.
Accountant
Exxcel Project Management, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 6/98 to 10/00
Management
• Managed co-workers and supervised subordinates on general responsibilities and special
projects. Performed the role of Human Resource Coordinator, 401K administrator, and Accounts
Receivable on an “as needed” basis.
• Identified and implemented revenue and cash flow opportunities, increasing income by $180,000
per year.
• Assisted management in creating and modifying company procedures.
• Set up corporate charter and business license in multiple states.
Accounting
• General Ledger maintenance and reconciliation.
• Designed, prepared, and analyzed financial statements, created budgets for company with gross
sales over $94 million.
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable maintenance, reconciliation and analysis.
• Processed Payroll and payroll tax returns for +90 employees in multiple states.
• Developed and maintained a Fixed Asset Tracking Database utilizing Microsoft Access.
Inventory Control Auditor/Financial Reporting Accountant
Lane Bryant, A Subsidiary of The Limited, Inc., Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Inventory Control Auditor 6/97 to 6/98
• Analyzed results from store inventories, weekly reconciliation and analysis of inventory
in various areas of the Distribution Center.
• Enhanced the process of using hand-held scanners to transfer merchandise from store-
to-store. Worked with MIS to resolve systems problems pertaining to Inventory Control.
Financial Reporting Accountant 5/97 to 8/97
• Performed tasks in Financial Reporting - maintained general ledger, performed month-
end close, reconciled inter-company accounts, fixed asset reconciliation, monitored monthly
accrued expenses, prepared monthly reconciliation reports for Corporate.
Accountant/Tax Preparer
TLB Services, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 10/95 to 5/97
Nipps, Andreas, Brown & Ruff, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 10/93 to 10/95
Seelman, Barr and Associates, Columbus, Ohio 1/92 to 10/93
Accountant
Elgee Electric Supply, Columbus, Ohio 11/90 to 1/92
Staff Accountant
Carroll W. Huff, CPA, New Albany, Ohio 1/89 to 6/91
Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 9/84 to 8/90
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – Accounting
Skills
Microsoft Professional Office Suite (Advanced Excel, and Intermediate Word, Outlook, and
Access), ODBC, SQL, Spectrum, COINS, Timberline, Maxwell, Foundation accounting software
Associations and Community Involvement
Construction Financial Management Association
Toastmasters International, Delaware OH Chapter
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